Charlie White

VPapers Self-Sticking Rolling Papers Take the Lick Out Of Smoking

Stop licking that blunt, getting your spit all over it and everything, and start using these self-stick VPapers from Sustainable Trading Limited. Apparently creating and patenting these self-sticking rolling papers was not quite as simple as you might think. These guys did extensive market research, probably involving smoking lots and lots of, uh, vegetable material,…

Fujitsu Ships LifeBook T2010, Lighter Than Ever

Fujitsu just began shipping the LifeBook T2010, one of the lightest widescreen convertible laptop tablets yet, weighing just 3.52 pounds. It’s put together in that same kooky form factor as its brandmate, the P1610 with the screen that swivels around every which way so you can use it as either a stylus-driven tablet or a…

Scratched Disc? Banana to the Rescue

Click to view There are a variety of scratch removal devices for CDs and DVDs, but whoever thought of using such a readily available foodstuff—that proof of creation itself, the everyday banana? Watch the video to see how to render your videos suddenly watchable, using banana goo and the banana’s waxy peel to miraculously fix…

Self-Cooling Seat Cushion, Cure for the Hot Butt

You’re probably sitting in a seat right now that’s getting unbearably hot, struggling with the hot butt phenomenon and wishing you had a Self-Cooling Seat Cushion like this one. It does its cooling passively without any power requirements like that cool-or-heat temperature controlled seat we showed you last year. Although this one sounds like some…

Million Rounds Per Minute: Ghastly Guns Putting the Hurt on You

We’ve seen some of these guns before, but the creatively named Metal Storm company keeps making videos about them that you won’t want to miss. The sound of that million-rounds-per minute gun firing is something you won’t soon forget. “Aaaaannnnk!” And it’s done. Let’s hope these monster weapons are only used by the good guys.…

Juicer Hugs Countertops, But Look Out!

This design concept for a juicer by Gibli Ortal is quite beautiful, but perhaps its creator didn’t realize that it might end up in a rather precarious location. It certainly seems like a great place for a juicer, hugging the countertop right there within easy reach. But, uh, it could end up being in the…

Sprint Launches Motorola RAZR 2

After Verizon announced its launch of the RAZR 2 this morning, now Sprint jumps on board, saying it will also launch the new Motorola clamshell. Sprint’s touting its RAZR2’s ability to watch videos on its 2″ external screen, even when the flip is closed. But just like Verizon, the company says little about the phone…

Some Dell Inspiron and XPS Laptops experiencing shipment delays [Notebook Review]

RCA TV From 1954 Wins Wired “Greatest Gadget of All Time” Contest

Wired magazine just wrapped up its Greatest Gadget of All Time contest, where readers voted for their favorite gadgets in a bracket-style elimination tournament, and the winner was the RCA CT-100 color television from 1954. Runner-up was the John Bird sextant from 1757, a navigation device responsible for helping many of our ancestors find their…

Make Your Own Laser Flashlight

If you liked that backpack laser we showed you the other day, here’s a much smaller laser that you can build yourself using an old DVD burner and a MiniMag flashlight. It’s not going to be anything lethal, but it can actually cause a bit of damage, lighting a match or even popping a balloon…

Sony Rumored to be Prepping Weird Egg-Shaped Music Player

Sony doesn’t want to let its venerable Walkman brand die, and we’re hearing rumblings of a new MP3 player the company is preparing under that age-old banner. The player’s allegedly code-named “Rolly,” and all we’ve seen of the nascent product is this close-up of its user interface that’s part of a leaked video that was…

USB Fan Tie: First Practical Use of a Necktie in History

We’re so helpful, trying to keep you cool this summer, and Thanko steps in to assist with this USB necktie with a geeky-looking fan nestled inside its Windsor knot. If you don’t mind being chained to your desk, this might help evaporate a modicum of sweat in even the steamiest of situations. That is, if…

Huge Gibson Flying V Guitar In Action, Plus One That’s Even Bigger

Some of our esteemed guitar aficionados and purists looked with disdain upon our post the other day about that limited-edition inverted Gibson Flying V guitar, but maybe this one will suit their fancy: Here’s the biggest Gibson Flying V guitar we’ve ever seen anybody playing. It’s positively humongous. And check out this guy, thrashing away…

Canon HG10 High Definition HDD Camcorder Reviewed, Gets Thumbs-Up

The Canon HG10 high-definition camcorder, the first HD shooter from Canon to record its video on a hard disk drive (HDD), is out for review. The Camcorder Info guys have gotten their paws on one, and in a nearly book-length epic they exhaustively put the little $1299 camcorder to the test. With a couple of…

iPhone Games on the Way?

People are still rooting around the innards of the iPhone, and some inquisitive Brits found a couple of clues that there might be games forthcoming for Apple’s as yet game-dumb cellphone (that’s a simulation in the graphic you see here). Come with us as we see the telltale iPhone code that asks if the user…

Apple Applies for Patent on MultiTouch Interface for Laptops, Too

Apple is a further tinkering with its MultiTouch interface, now showing how it might be implemented on a Macbook Pro in a patent application that extends the idea from an earlier filing in 2004. No, you won’t be smudging up that gleaming screen with your pasty paws—the touchscreen on this Macbook is not actually a…

Comb-Over Expert Scoffs at Baldness Cures

Those of us who are follicularly challenged take great fascination in baldness gadgets, such as the HairMax Laser Comb which didn’t impress us much. But why not just learn how to do an elaborate comb-over like this Japanese guy? He must be the world comb-over expert. Take a look at what he does with a…

Solar Bikini Returns to Siggraph, Intimate Gaming Bra and Boxers Debut

Siggraph 2007 (which stands for Special Interest Group/Graphics) is underway, and one of our favorite parts of the annual design and innovation shindig is the Unravel fashion show, where this year’s strange brew includes an updated version of the solar bikini and intimate controllers for a couple to play video games by touching each other.…

Garmin Forerunner 50 Slim Sports Watch Records Mileage and Speed

Garmin just announced its Forerunner 50, slimming down its form factor to more like a watch, but losing GPS in the process. All is not lost, though, because there’s a motion-activated foot pod sensor that records your mileage and speed. Let’s hope it’s more accurate than Apple’s badly flawed Nike+ iPod system, which can’t tell…

NetEnforcers, Your Online Rent-a-Cops

Want to protect your copyrights online? NetEnforcers is offering itself for hire, acting as your personal attack dogs for anyone who wants to swipe your stuff online without your permission. Businesses such as Monster Cable appoint NetEnforcer as their personal bully, and then whenever someone uses that company’s images or sells their products without permission,…